• When genius failed: the rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management

    When genius failed: the rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management

    John Meriwether, a famously successful Wall Street trader, spent the 1980s as a partner at Salomon Brothers, establishing the best–and the brainiest–bond arbitrage group in the world. A mysterious and shy midwesterner, he knitted together a group of Ph.D.-certified  arbitrageurs who rewarded him with filial devotion and fabulous profits.Then, in 1991, in the wake of…

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  • Mind Management, Not Time Management

    Mind Management, Not Time Management

    Mind Management, Not Time Management: Productivity When Creativity Matters** by David Kadavy Summary David Kadavy’s “Mind Management, Not Time Management” offers a revolutionary approach to productivity by emphasizing the management of one’s mind over the conventional concept of time management. The book suggests that productivity, especially in creative endeavors, is less about meticulously planning time…

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